The vast majority of human beings dislik... by Aldous Huxley

Writer First Novelist philosopher Appearance

The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar... Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen.

- Aldous Huxley

Other quotes by Aldous Huxley

Right

Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.

- Aldous Huxley

Nature Life People

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.

- Aldous Huxley

Literature Man

Every man's memory is his private literature.

- Aldous Huxley

Losing

I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.

- Aldous Huxley

Wrong Right

The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.

- Aldous Huxley

Progress

Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

- Aldous Huxley

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